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Posted on 6/21/10
Happy Summer Solstice! Just as we asked you to invoke the goddess last month, the longest day of year begs us to inspire the fire inside that is masculine energy. Yang energy is...
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Posted on 6/11/10Yoga Style: Yoga Philosophy
I don't typically write reviews for these letters-in fact I've never written one here before-but I have a new book hot off the press that needs and deserves all the hype it can get. Last Fall I was fortunate enough to be invited to a yoga conference at Cavallo Point, just on the Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge, a beautiful spot (with a great restaurant) if you're ever...
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Posted on 6/7/10
While May is the month dedicated to the Mother, June is the month we have chosen to honor...
Posted on 6/6/10Lately I have been practicing a series of poses recommended by Patricia Walden in Dr. Timothy McCall's book, Yoga as Medicine, which includes another of my favorite yoga poses, Ardha Chandrasana or Half Moon Pose. I love to enter Ardha Chandrasana through Utthita Trikonasana ,...
Posted on 5/27/10May is the month we celebrate our mothers. It may seem strange to make that a plural reference, but for someone who lost her birth mother just 2 months before turning 13, I have had to learn what it...
Posted on 5/27/10A couple of weekends ago, I attended a workshop with the illustrious Bobby Clennell. Bobby wrote AND illustrated Categories Yoga Asana
Posted on 5/1/10Yoga Style: Yoga PhilosophyLike many Sanskrit words in the Yoga lexicon, the word guru has both a literal and symbolic meaning. Literally it means "heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach (as food), difficult to digest; excessive, difficult, hard; important, serious, momentous; valuable, highly prized; venerable, respectable." The guru is the venerable "weighty one," heavy with wisdom, that's both...
Posted on 4/27/10I always heard that people start to get allergies as they age and I all but prided myself on being such a picture of health that I "did not have allergies". But a young healthy woman in her teens and twenties SHOULD be healthy and free from allergies, right? This is the prime of your life. Honestly, if you want better health as you age, you must claim it for Yourself. Health is not something...
Posted on 4/22/10Yoga Style: IyengarPeople who have never practiced yoga before often ask me to teach them a yoga pose. The Iyengar student in me cannot help but start by teaching Tadasana. People are often astounded by how much integrity and poise there is when conscious attention is brought to the simple act...
Posted on 4/21/10I spent most of yesterday indulging in the last day of a mini 5 day retreat. Don't get me wrong, I love a good retreat as much as the next lady and I try to take mini retreats every week, but this one was somewhat forced upon me because of an unexpected slide down our studio stairs. I was blissfully day dreaming about starting a women's circle when I carelessly stepped down the stairs and...
Posted on 4/17/10Support Your Spirit
This past winter I took a four month sabbatical to deepen my connection with myself and the world around me. During that time I learned one of the greatest practical lessons for maintaining energy and well-being:�� consistently and intentionally�� surround yourself with people and activities that feed your Spirit...
Posted on 4/12/10Recently, at a natural health seminar, Master Herbalist, Phillip Fritchey, mentioned the debate about bottled water and ultimately it started when Coke and Pepsi were losing money because people are becoming more intelligent about the detrimental health effects of Soda, or as one friend suggests, "Bubbly Brown Chemical Water". Because Coke and Pepsi were losing money, they decided to place...
Posted on 4/8/10In looking for some inspiration for writing this newsletter, I did not have to do much more than walk outside. It is amazing how beautiful and wonderful the world is, especially in the springtime after a long cold winter. It was not that long ago when people depended on new shoots and leaves of spring as the first fresh food since at least the...
Posted on 4/6/10We had such an amazing time in Costa Rica last year that many people are wanting to go again! So please join us January 8-15, 2011, for a week of blissful yoga, deep...
Posted on 3/11/10Yoga Style: Iyengar
Supta Virasana, or Reclining Hero's Pose, is practiced by first situating yourself into Virasana, Hero's Pose. This pose can be very difficult on the knees, so take it easy. If you are unable to sit completely between your heels, as in the picture to the left...
Posted on 3/10/10Yoga Style: Hatha YogaAlthough some are talking about another 40 inches of snow this month, March is the month of the spring equinox and therefore heralds the beginning of spring. Until then, we are still in the water element and the end of the winter.
As some of you may know we are posting daily yoga asanas on our new site. In honor of the wintertime, our focus is back bends which are beneficial all the...
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